The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-07-08

A. A. Talmadge, vice president and gem
eral manager OF the Wabash railway, died
at Peru, Ind, recently OF Bright's disease.
He was en- route from st. Louis to Toledo,
in charge Of two physicians and accom-.
panied by his wife,
At Lake Quinsigamond George Bubear
champion oarsman OF England, EARLY beat
James A. Ten Eycke in a three emile race
Tor $500 q side. This was his first race III
this country.
Letters have been received which clear
up the mystery surrounding the disap,
pearance OF Herr Rupert Schmidt. the
young sculptor who made the frat bust OF
Gen. Grant and the death mask OF the gem
erals face. Privations and poverty drove
him TO suicide by drowning.
Mrs. Richard II. Dana, who was Miss
Edith Longiellow, and Mrs. Joseph G.
Thrope, who was Miss Anna Allegra Long
fellow, both daughters OF the poet, are
building houses on his former estate which
they will occupy when finished.
Tom King, colored. OF Asheville, n. c.,
shot and instantly killed his wife. He
claims that it was accidental. He says
that he was going hunting and the gun
went oif King was arrested and brought
before the magistrate in much distress and
weeping bitterly.
Mrs. Mabel Bayard Kane, sister OF
Secretary Bayard, was married in st.
Georges church New York to Levi G. Bird,
prominent lawyer Ct Delaware. The
bride is the widow OF John X. Kane a
brother OF the famous Arctic explorer.
The bridegroom has long been a conspicu-
GUS member OF the Wilmington bar. Rev.
DR.. Rainsford read the marriage service.
Among the present was Secretary Baya rd.
Postmasters commissioned: Minnesota:
Edna d. w. Haight. Wisconsin: Phipps,
{. l.. Hubbard; Ridgeway, 0. 0'Neill, Stew.
| enstown, ID. r. Barclay; Union Church G..
| Veenendal; West Lima, Nettie r. Debart.
| The appointment OF Mr. Lamar TO the
| supreme bench is said to have been decid.
ed upon by the president.
Thr men who swindled DR.. Wolcott at
! Milwaukee have been arrested, minus the
money.
The dry weather has practically ruined
! the hay crop in Northeastern Iowa, as well
as pastures. The farmers that have hay
! are feeding their stock, and those who have
none are selling Some few are shipping
| hay from the west to winter their stock
with. Chinch bugs are working in the
| spring wheat and corn, and have seriously
1 damaged the spring wheat.
An effort will be made in the next con.
:ccsS &; secure q pednetion of the retail
| dealers tax for the sale Of oleomargarine.
/ There is, so far as can be ascertained at
| the internal revenue bureau, no intention
on the part of the oleomargarine men to
ask for reduction Of the tax on that arti-
| Gle itself, but it is claimed that the retail
! dealers license is excessive.
/ Some damage has been experienced ia
| southeastern Minnesota from chinch bugs
and the drouth.
Crop reports from 100 stations in Iowa
/ show that the chinch bugs everywhere are
] destroying the wheat and the crop will be
q failure. Oats and rye will make two.
thirds crop. Corn is immense.
The new directory oiMilwaukee con tains
| total OF 64, 316 hanies, and by using a
| multiple OF 2.92 the newspapers OF that
city claim population OF u little less
! than 1SS, 600 and an increase during the
past twelve months OF about 10000.
June 80 was hot'everywhere. There weap
many sunstrokes in eastern cities.
The follow pensions were ssued Wis.
| consin--Mary, mother OF j. A. Smith, Har-
vey Original: NJ. Brainerd, Sheboygan
Falls, NJ L. Litcher, Fountain City: j..
i Fischer, Wilson; J. 0. Flannigan Dallas;
] W. Peyn, Fort Howard; J. b. Young,
/ Sparta; j. D. Rath5one, Cashton; d. Nc
4 Gulloty. Galesville; o. st. Germain, Clam
Falls; j. Lamotte, Keshena- Increase;
b. X. Ladd. st. Hathans. Minnesota
Original. F. X. Hickok 0watonna; A.
Sherer, ST. Clair; w. Marx. Marshall; ].
r, Barker, Parker Prairie. Increase: T,
Enders, Mankota: t. Giles, Alexandria;
/. N. Ewing, lie Roy.
/ At Kansas City, Judge Brewer in the
I United States court sustained demurrer
in the case OF Bernice Il. Choteau against
| the West Kansas Stock Yards company
Tor dover in certain land. This reverses =
former decision in Mrs. Choteau's favor
rendered in the county court.
| Dick Middleton & Co., proprietors Of The
Giant Tobacco works, assigned at Louis
vile. Debts, 100000; nominal assets
the same. Composition in trade was tbs
cause.
Senator Stanford has bought the SaT
JOAQUIN ranch, Los Angeles county, con
tainina los. 600 acres, from the Trying
heirs for 81, 100000. He is also on the
eve OF closing bargain with Richard Gird
for the lntter's famous Chino ranch o.
about 45, 600 acres near Pomona.
Tommy Warren met another .'lnark,
and made short work OF it at the Theatei
Comique, Minneapolis, when he knocked
out John Riley table waiter, Of Chicago
The annual eight-oared race between tn,
two great universities was witnessed by
$4,000 people, Yales slow, steady
strong stroke proves TO be too much fol
the Cambridge crew.
James n. Edwards & Co., coffee dealeri
OF New York have assigned The firm con
sists OF James " Edwards and Frank Il
Anthony, and some time ago was estimat
ed TO be worth 5000 600. No tatemen
he's yet been made.
One Of the murderers OF Jennie Bowman
at Louisville was hanged after exculpatln
his accomplice.
y a. "A. Kirkpatrick, formerly conductor Q
the Chicago q Northwestern road, at rs
canada shot, probably fatally. John Ed
wards. lew days ago Kirkpatriel